Lanceolate Point
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Title |
Lanceolate Point |
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Subject |
Paleo-Indians
Projectile points
Weapons, Prehistoric
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Time Period |
Paleo-Indian |
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Description |
This leaf-shaped Lanceolate projectile point tapers to the base, which is broken. It is made of flint that is very dark gray and light gray in color. There is a chip missing from one edge of the blade. This piece was made by Paleo-Indians, who occupied Ohio between 15,000 and 9,000 years ago. They learned to thin their spear points and knife blades by careful flaking, called knapping, rather than by fluting. In the western plains of North America, Paleo-Indians hunted mammoths and other game; because they moved in herds, caribou may have been a favored prey. Lanceolate points were a later development in Paleo-Indian technology. Sometimes a Paleo-Indian flintknapper would made a tool of special elegance - perhaps they saw an artistic value to their work. |
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Collection |
James L. Smith Collection |
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Source |
WH04 Box AC0011; A 306/000063.001 |
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Submitting Institution |
Ohio History Connection |
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Rights |
Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information |
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Type |
StillImage |
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File Name |
A0306_000063_001.tif |
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Image Height |
1956 |
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Image Width |
2856 |
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File Size |
16768728 Bytes |
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Format |
picture; artifacts |
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Extent |
27.2 mm wide, 75.8 mm long, 7.2 mm deep, 14 g weight. |
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